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Firm Plans Reduction Of Cement Prices
Builders and commercial block moulders may have cause to smile, as the management of Bua Cement has said that the company is working towards reducing the price of its product (Bua cement) across the country.
General Manager of Bua, South-South, Mr. Nasir Ladan, disclosed this at a one-day training workshop on optimising cement usage to achieve better quality and yields of blocks in Port Harcourt the Rivers State capital.
He explained that the firm was contemplating the reduction in price of its brand, despite limiting factors such as high energy and transportation costs.
Ladan also said that the company would inaugurate another production line in January next year so as to increase its market shares, just as he described Port Harcourt as home to Bua, saying the firm began work there in 2008; and that Bua cement remained the most popular brand in the city.
He stated: “We are working hard to bring prices down despite limiting factors especially high energy and transport costs. We have brands that fit into all regions and climatic conditions in Nigeria. Bua can serve well in Sokoto as well as in the Niger Delta. We have a combination that is good and strong at all times and in all regions.
“We are about inaugurating our second production line; this will be in January 2019 to increase our market share. It is because of high demand for Bua cement that we are increasing output. We expect competition but we are prepared for it because competition is the bedrock of business success.
“Good cement must go with a good mix to get the best blocks. So, exchange of ideas would help in this,” he said. Our selling point is high quality which makes builders to look for Bua. We are working hard to bring prices down despite limiting factors especially high energy and transport costs”, Ladan said.
In his, remarks, Regional Coordinator, South South, Standard Organisation of Nigeria (SON), Abubakar Babaji, warned block moulders to desist from cutting corners in a bid to gain outrageous profits.
Babaji described Bua as a company with quality at heart and urged block industries and moulders to follow after the steps of Bua and embrace integrity and quality
”Cutting corners seems rampant in the block-making industry, and many do not like to comply with standards. They usually focus on profit. Some feel they have been in the business for decades and so should not be bordered about standards
“Coastal areas have their type of blocks, and rains have shifted to almost end of year. Building collapse too has become rampant. These have necessitated new standards in block-making and block quality demands,” he said.
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